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Pre-Algebra (Laurie Warren)

Aims to develop confidence and independence in the concepts and skills necessary to approach Algebra successfully.

Grade: 7, 8, 9 (placement test required)

Meets once a week: Tuesday 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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NEW! Algebra I (Laurie Warren)

Using Elementary Algebra by Harold Jacobs, students will cover topics such as operations, square roots, graphing, linear, simultaneous and quadratic equations with plenty of practice. This is a dialect approach where illustrations and manipulatives as well as real life critical thinking problems help students understand why formulas work and how to apply them.

Grade: 7, 8, 9, 10

Meets twice weekly: Tuesday & Thursday 12:30-2:00 pm

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NEW! Literary Study Toolkit I: Basic Analysis (Joseph Leake)

This one-semester course will equip junior high students with the tools and confidence they need to approach literature in high school and beyond. One half of the course will focus on poetry, from comprehension and enjoyment to form, structure, and terminology. (What’s the difference between a metaphor and a simile? Between assonance and alliteration? Between the Italian sonnet and the English sonnet?) The other half will focus on prose fiction: plot structure, character classification, genre, terminology. (What’s the difference between falling action and resolution? Between a protagonist and a deuteragonist? Between a romance and a Bildungsroman?) Assignments will include short readings, quizzes, and creative writing in the genres studied. 

Grade: 7, 8

Meets once a week (Fall semester only): Tuesday 12:30 - 2:00 pm

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NEW! Literary Study Toolkit II: Mythology (Joseph Leake)

Do you know what Hamlet means when he describes his mother as “like Niobe, all tears”? Most modern readers don’t have the background information necessary to grasp the classical allusions that pervade not only Shakespeare, but virtually every author up until the 21st century. This course offers students a welcoming and engaging entrée into Greco-Roman and Norse mythology, walking them through the important myths that have shaped, inspired, and adorned so much of western literature. Assignments will include short readings, quizzes, and creative rewriting of a myth.

Grade: 7, 8

Meets once a week (Spring semester only): Tuesday 12:30 - 2:00 pm

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NEW! Creative Writing (Debbie Goodale)

In this course, students will explore different forms of creative writing, such as poetry, memoir/narrative pieces, creative nonfiction, and journaling. Students will analyze mentor texts (the writing of published authors) as models for improving and expanding their creative writing skills. Students can expect mini-lessons and practice in creative writing skills, including word choice, voice, tone, etc. In addition, students will read various texts by poets and writers that speak to the creative writing process.

Grade: 7, 8

Meets once a week: Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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Growth and Structure of the English Language I: Greek and Latin Roots (Joseph Leake)

Detailed study of Greek and Latin vocabulary in English—the building blocks of thousands of words—with emphasis on strategic vocabulary-building, enhancing reading comprehension and literary interpretation, and fostering thoughtful, nuanced usage of language.

Grade: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Meets once a week: Tuesday 4:00 - 5:30 pm

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Growth and Structure of the English Language II: The English Language, 600-1600 (Joseph Leake)

Advanced survey of the fundamentals of English grammar, syntax, and vocabulary through the study of English usage from the early medieval period through the Renaissance, with an especial emphasis on gaining greater facility in reading and interpreting (and enjoying) older works of English literature.

Grade: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: Growth and Structure of the English Language I

Not offered for academic year 2024-25

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